Definitions for "Sibilant"
Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
a type of fricative, made by speeding up air through a narrow channel and directing it over the sharp edge of the teeth
a type of fricative or affricate, made by directing a jet of air through a narrow channel towards the sharp edge of the teeth
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A sibiliant letter.
ˈsɪbl̩n̩t